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Webo Angus

WELCOME TO OUR 17th ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

Well, 2023 was the winter from hell, then I topped it off with a stroke in July. I want to take a moment to just say thank you to my daughters. They stepped up, did what they had to do, and they all pulled together to just get it done. When I got home in October, everything was under control. I have been blessed and have pretty much fully recovered; I thank God for that. Many of you prayed, cheered for us, and helped wherever you could. Again, thank you to you all, it was greatly appreciated. I am truly humbled.

We thank you for your interest and consideration of WEBO Bulls. WEBO Angus will absolutely stand behind our cattle; let us know if any issues come up. We will do what is right and will correct any problems to the best of our ability. Our goal is that you'll be happy and satisfied with the results.

As always, we are applying lots of pressure on fertility; it's the number one trait that will keep us all in business. Hardy, maternal cows certainly paid off. They stepped up, took the coldest, most miserable winter in stride, and bred back in good time. Again, they just took it and stayed in pretty good shape proving we are on the right track.

We continue to select for feed efficiency. This year, every bull selling has been efficiency tested and we have added efficiency data & EPDs on sale day. Please read the letter about feed efficiency testing from Dr. Steve Paisley, Director, UW-SAREC. We were late getting the bulls started on testing so the test results from Grow Safe will be available online or on sale day. We keep working to build a cow herd that will stay in shape, produce offspring that will eat less, and not give up a pound of gain in the feedlot. This will help the bulls you get from us stay in shape and influence the efficiency in your cow herd. If our cattle only effectively reduce consumption by 10% or 15% over several years in their offspring, that starts to add up quickly at both the feedlot and the ranch.We strive for this without affecting performance and reproduction.

Our program in a nutshell: we keep striving to balance all traits in maternal indexes, then we look at the Feeder, Grid, Beef and watch the Combination index. We also realize we can't do extreme growth in our program, as here in Wyoming we don't usually have the abundance of feed needed for extremes. We strive for plenty of pounds and plenty of growth, coupled with fertility and efficiency and we'll take carcass when we can get it, but we can't afford single-trait selection in our program. Maternal is a big deal to us and we always keep it at the front of our selection criteria.

Our bulls are and will keep stepping up to meet your program. They are not burned out on hot feed; we strive to raise bulls that will sire market-topping feeder calves that grow and finish quickly, and grade and hit the target weights of 1450# to 1550# payweights in an efficient and timely manner. It's also important to us that our bulls will last several years for our customers. With the hardy, get-it-done genetics added in the last few years, we think you will like them. Two-year-old and yearling bulls were tested at Lingle, WY. We have a set of good, big 2-year-old bulls; we keep some of our younger bulls exclusively for this sale. These older bulls can handle the miles to water, rough country and really get the job done. They have been PAP tested here.

Come for lunch on Tuesday, April 2; our local cattlewomen serve a great lunch. Look the bulls over, make your evaluations, and call us if you need additional help or information. We are very grateful and honored that you allow us to have the opportunity to be your source for high-quality Angus bulls. Thanks for coming.

Sincerely,
Buttons York & Family

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